George Jefferson and Florence his maid rank right up there with the funniest TV characters of all time. The other characters on this show were great as well and all played off each other beautifully. In the 70s and 80s TV sitcom writing was smart and could deal with complicated issues without being too preachy and make us laugh at the same time. We could all learn to laugh again and stop being so PC. If you take life too seriously you never get to truly enjoy it.